How to Use response in a Sentence

response

noun
Definition of responsenext
Synonyms for responsenext
  • When you knocked on the door, was there any response?
  • He got a response to his letter.
  • Her response to their decision was to threaten to quit her job.
  • When I told him my plan, I wasn't expecting such an enthusiastic response.
  • I am writing in response to your letter of July 17.
  • Hers continues to be a show that invites deep thoughts as well as primal responses.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
  • In the cases of Massey and Young, the police departments' response was day and night.
    — Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
  • What can be measured, though, is how administrations plan their responses.
    — April Rubin, Axios, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Adrenaline can also be released in response to an illness or infection.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
  • The estate is demanding a response from Trump by Aug. 16, five days after the date on the letter.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Powell and Linklater’s collective response has since turned that moment into one of the highlights of her young career.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
  • But within minutes of the review going live, the woman emailed them again in a more hostile tone than before, seemingly lashing out in response to their post.
    — Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The results come after civil rights protests erupted across the country in 2020 in response to the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by police.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
  • The 19-year-old topped of the response with a skull emoji.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The group staged a protest in response to the war in Israel and Gaza.
    — Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The bass response is probably the star of the show here.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 11 Apr. 2022
  • What has the response been like for you this past week?
    — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2022
  • Emails released to The Star did not show a response from the city.
    — Katie Bernard, kansascity, 2 July 2018
  • The response to Russia’s war on Ukraine is a key part of that.
    — Matthew Duss, The New Republic, 1 June 2022
  • And yet the response in the poll was still overwhelming.
    — David Paleologos, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2022
  • In response, Google had the idea to let users search for images.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 12 July 2018
  • But the online response convinced him to come back the next day.
    — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2020
  • The bathroom dance scene was added in response to the music.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Tragedies like mine have no one-size-fits-all response.
    — Donna Britt, Washington Post, 26 June 2020
  • Acute stress, of which exercise is a form, is akin to the fight-or-flight response.
    — USA Today, 23 May 2022
  • In response to questions from The Star, Schnelting said his bill does not negate the 2021 bill.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2024
  • In response, the Czechs decided to build their own school.
    — Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • In response, Abiy sent more troops to the northern region.
    — NBC News, 4 Nov. 2021
  • And the common response to that take was that audiences root for bad men all the time.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2022
  • The tweets sparked a response from at least one city official as well.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2018

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